Passerine Synonyms and Antonyms

păsə-rīn
Perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. passeriform bird
Relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. nonpasserine

Words Related to Passerine

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. wader
  2. hawfinch
  3. hoopoe
  4. bullfinch
  5. waders
  6. stonechats
  7. waterbird
  8. goldfinches
  9. starlings
  10. twite
  11. stonechat

Passerine Sentence Examples

  • The nuthatches are placed in the Passerine family Sittidae, intermediate between the Paridae and the Certhiidae.

  • The number of passerine birds is immense.

  • Baptornis, another of Marsh's genera, seems to be allied to Enaliornis, Palaeotringa and Talmatornis, were by him referred to Limicoline and Passerine birds.

  • The furcula is complete and strong, the feet very passerine in appearance.

  • This turned out to be the only migrant passerine I saw for the whole week!

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